WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."

Y NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTRESS WHO NOW STARS AS ICONIC F.B.I. AGENT

CLARICE STARLING ON CBS'S NEW SHOW "CLARICE."

>> IT'S A SOFT COLLAR.

REAL TASTEFUL.

SAME STAB WOUNDS AND BITE MARKS AS THE OTHER VICTIM.

>> LET'S SET HER FREE.

>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," REBECCA BREEDS!

HEY, REBECCA, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

>> HI!

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON, "A," ON THIS SHOW.

YOU'VE BEEN A WORKING ACTRESS FOR YEARS, AND PEOPLE ALREADY

KNOW YOUR WORK, BUT THIS IS A VEY HIGH-PROFILE GIG.

IT'S ADVERTISED EVERYWHERE.

HOW DOES IT FEEL, "A," TO BE SEEING YOUR ADVERTISE AMES ALL

OVER THE SUPER BOWL-- 100 MILLION PEOPLE GETTING READY FOR

YOU TO DO THIS PART?

>> THE SUPER BOWL WAS UNREAL.

THAT ACTUALLY BLEW MY MIND.

AND JUST THE LITTLEST THING I SAW MY SECOND LITTLE POSTER OF

MY LITTLE HEAD ON A BIG OLD BILLBOARD THIS MORNING, I DID

LIKE A LITTLE GIRL HIGH SQUEAL.

I CAN'T HELP IT.

IT'S THIS PHYSICAL REACTION THAT COMES OUT OF ME.

IT'S SO LAME.

IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING.

YEAH, IT'S-- IT'S-- YEAH, I CAN'T DESCRIBE IT.

IT'S AMAZING.

>> Stephen: WELL, AS I SAID, YOU'VE WORKED FOR YEARS, BUT

THIS IS A-- A LEAD ROLE ON A U.S., YOU KNOW, BROADCAST

NETWORK.

WHAT-- WHERE DID YOU FIND OUT YOU GOT THIS GIG?

>> IT WAS LIKE A MASSIVE WEEK PROCESS OF, LIKE, FOUR-HOUR-LONG

AUDITIONS, FULL HAIR AND MAKEUP.

CBS AND MGM WERE NOT MESSING AROUND WITH THIS ONE.

AND AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF THIS, I KNEW I WAS GOING TO FIND OUT--

IT WAS AD IT.

HE WAS WAITING TO FIND OUT ABOUT A ROLE AS WELL AND WE WERE GOING

OUT OF OUR MIND AND I SAID LET'S GO FOR A RIDE.

WE DRIVE TO MALIBU AND WE SIT DOWN AT A RESTAURANT AND WE KNEW

WE WERE GOING TO HEAR AND MY HEART WAS RACING.

THE WAITRESS SAID, "WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DRINK?"

AND I SAID IT'S CHAMPAGNE OR WATER."

AND THE PHONE RANG, AND THERE'S JUST SILENCE ON THE PHONE UNTIL

THEY FINALLY SAY, "HELLO, CLARICE."

AND I JUST-- I-- I FELL TO MY KNEES ON THE P.C.H., LIKE, ON

THE SIDEWALK.

LKE, "WHAT IS HAPPENING!" SO IT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL.

I RAN BACK INSIDE, AND WE ORDERED THE CHAMPAGNE.

IT WAS VERY SPECIAL.

TO MAKE A SPECIAL DAY EVEN MORE SPECIALER, WHICH I'M GOING TO

SAY THAT AND I'M GOING TO OWN IT, AT THE END OF THE MEAL, THE

WAITER COMES UP TO US AND HE SAYS, "OH, YOUR CHAMPAGNE HAS

BEEN TAKEN CARE OF."

LIKE, "WHAT?" HE SAID, "THERE'S THIS LOVELY

MAN OVER HERE, MIKE PETTY."

SO I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT RIGHT NOW, MIKE PETTY IN MALIBU.

I SAID, "NO, NO, NO, HE CAN'T DO THAT.

WE CAN AFFORD IT NOW.

LET US PAY FOR THE CHAMPAGNE."

AND HE SAID, "NO, THIS IS MIKE PETTY AND HE ALWAYS DOES THIS"

HE CAME OVER AND HE SAID, "I SAW YOU GUYS CELEBRATING AND I'M

JUST REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU AND I WANT TO SAY THE CHAMPAGNE IS ON

ME."

AND HE BAILED.

AND I WAS LIKE WHAT HAPPENED.

HE WAS AN ANGEL HUMAN.

WHEN THE WORLD STARTS AGAIN AND THE WORLD STARTS AGAIN MY

HUSBAND AND I ARE GOING TO DO THE MIKE PETTY AND KEEP A

LOOKOUT FOR PEOPLE CELEBRATING AND PAY IT FORWARD AND BUY THEM

CHAMPAGNE.

SO THANK YOU, MIKE PETTY.

>> Stephen: DID HE KNOW WHAT YOU WERE CELEBRATING?

>> NO, HE DIDN'T ASK, HE DIDN'T, LIKE, DIVE IN.

HE WAS JUST LIKE, "GOOD FOR YOU GUYS."

HE WAS JUST A LOVELY HUMAN.

HE DOES THAT.

>> Stephen: IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYTHING.

"I JUST HEARD THE HIT MAN KILLED MY EX-BOYFRIEND!"

RIE RIGHT.

>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE FROM THE STAR OF "CLARICE,"

REBECCA BREEDS.

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